Amanda Pays
Amanda Pays (born 6 June 1959) is an English interior designer, actress, and television presenter. She is known for her television series roles as Theora Jones in Max Headroom and as Tina McGee in The Flash and the 2014 series of the same name.
Amanda Pays

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- Name
- Amanda Pays
- Born
- 6 June 1959
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Occupation
- * Actress
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
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Amanda Pays (born 6 June 1959) is an English interior designer, actress, and television presenter. She is known for her television series roles as Theora Jones in Max Headroom and as Tina McGee in The Flash and the 2014 series of the same name.
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• Name — Amanda Pays • Born — 6 June 1959 • Birthplace — London, England • Occupation — * Actress • interior designer • Years Active — 1984–present • Children — 4 • Parents — * Howard Pays • Jan Miller • Relatives — Mandy Miller (aunt)
Early life
Early life
Pays was born on 6 June 1959 in London, the daughter of actors Jan Miller and Howard Pays. Her aunt is the former child actress Mandy Miller.
Career
Career
Pays made her film debut in The Cold Room. She then acted in Oxford Blues (1984) and she played a French nun, Sister Nicole, in Off Limits (1988 film) with Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines and Fred Ward. Pays also had a guest role as Phoebe Green in the episode "Fire" (1993) of The X-Files, in the episode "Cindy Plumb" (2006) of Nip/Tuck, and in the episode "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion" (2008) of Psych, opposite her husband Corbin Bernsen. She also appeared in early 1980s music videos, including those for "Love Shadow" by Fashion and "Smooth Operator" by Sade. Pays is an interior designer and hosts Fine Living Network's Breathing Room. She made her television debut in the dual role of Carla Martin and Christa Bruckner in the 1984 cable film The Cold Room, portrayed Sarah in the 1985 miniseries AD (known as Anno Domini in some releases), and narrated the 1988 documentary Computer Dreams. She also appeared in the low-budget 1987 horror film The Kindred and 1989's Leviathan. • Illustration — Amanda Pays with husband Corbin Bernsen at the Emmy Awards Governor's Ball, August 1990 In 1985 she played Nikki South in the television film Minder on the Orient Express, alongside Dennis Waterman and George Cole. Pays was cast in the 2014 The Flash series to play a reimagined version of the character she played in the first series.
Personal life
Personal life
From 1984 until her 1987 divorce, Pays was married to Peter Kohn, the son of producer John Kohn and the grandson of producer Sam Jaffe. On 19 November 1988, Pays married American actor Corbin Bernsen, with whom she has four sons. Her mother-in-law was The Young and the Restless actress Jeanne Cooper.
Filmography
Filmography
Film • Year — Title — Role • 1984 — Oxford Blues — Lady Victoria Wingate • 1986 — The Frog Prince • 1987 — The Kindred — Melissa Leftridge • 1988 — Off Limits — Nicole • 1989 — Leviathan — Elizabeth "Willie" Williams • 1991 — A Grande Arte — Mariet • 1995 — Solitaire for 2 — Katie Burrough • 1996 — Subterfuge — Alex • 1997 — Spacejacked — Dawn • 2001 — Ablaze — Jennifer Lewis • 2020 — Mary for Mayor — Olivia • 2020 — Wake Up To Love — Claudia Brady Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1984 — The Cold Room — Carla Martin/Christa Bruckner • 1985 — AD — Sarah — 5 episodes • 1985 — Thirteen at Dinner — Geraldine Marsh • 1985 — Dempsey and Makepeace — Tiffany Grace — 1 episode • 1985 — Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill — Vivienne • 1984 — Minder on the Orient Express — Nikki South — Television film • 1985 — Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future — Theora Jones — Television film • 1987–1988 — Max Headroom — Theora Jones • 1988 — CBS Summer Playhouse — Alexandra Greer — 1 episode • 1990 — Parker Kane — Sarah Taylor • 1990–1991 — The Flash — Christina "Tina" McGee — Some episodes were edited into films and released on videocassette as * The Flash (1990) * The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster (1991) * Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992) • 1991 — Dead on the Money — Jennifer Ashford • 1993 — Age of Treason — Helena • 1993 — Sade – Life Promise Pride Love — Gangster's Girlfriend (segment "Smooth Operator") • 1993 — The X-Files — Phoebe Green — Episode: "Fire" • 1994 — I Know My Son is Alive — Katherine Elshant • 1997 — Hollywood Confidential — Joan Travers • 1996–1998 — Thief Takers — Anna Dryden • 1999 — Vengeance Unlimited — Gail Dawson — Episode: "Vendetta" • 1999 — 7th Heaven — Emily Grant — Episode: "Sometimes That's Just the Way It Is" • 1999 — It's Like, You Know... — Angela Blendal — 1 episode • 1999 — Martial Law — Dr. Broderick — 1 episode • 1999 — Any Day Now — Helen — 1 episode • 2000 — Grapevine — Paulina — 1 episode • 2002 — Breathing Room — Host • 2002 — The Santa Trap — Doris Spivak • 2006 — Nip/Tuck — Interior Designer — 1 episode • 2008 — Psych — Susan B — 1 episode: "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion" • 2014–2016 — The Flash — Dr. Christina "Tina" McGee — 5 episodes Video game • Year — Title — Role • 1996 — Privateer 2: The Darkening — Assassin #3

Jim Turilli (right) sidles up to Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays on the red carpet at the 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 8/28/88 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can
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Corbin Bernsen and wife Amanda Pays pose for People magazine photographer at the Governor's Ball held immediately after the 1990 Emmy Awards 9/16/90 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can
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- 1.Famous birthdays for June 6. UPI. Accessed 2023-01-01.
- 2."Amanda Pays Biography (1959–)". Film Reference.
- 3.Buchanan, Jason. Howard Pays. The New York Times.
- 4.Howard Pays. Variety. 21 May 2002.
- 5.Maxford, H. Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. 559. 2019. 978-1-4766-2914-8.
- 6.Amanda Pays. BFI.
- 7.Amanda Pays - TV Guide. TVGuide.com.
- 8.Amanda Pays. www.aveleyman.com.
- 9.Home Made. C Magazine.
- 10.Minder on the Orient Express (1985) - Francis Megahy - Cast and Crew. AllMovie.
- 11.Original Flash Actress Amanda Pays To Play Dr. Tina McGee Again In The CW's Flash. Comicbook.com.
- 12.Amanda Pays - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. AllMovie.
- 13.Psych TV Show - Watch Psych Online. USA Network. 13 May 2013.
- 14.Fine Living TV.
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